as the pundits predicted, joe biden came out swinging. with that huge smile on his face. today, the white house praised his performance. >> the president watched the debate. he thought the vice president did an excellent job presenting this administration's case, this president's case why we need to continue to move forward. >>trace: aides say governor romney calling his running mate to congratulate him on what he call add fantastic job, something the governor repeated today to supporters in virginia. >> you might agree with me there was one person on stage last night who was thoughtful and respectful and steady and poised, the kind of person you want to turn to in a crisis. that was the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan. >>trace: still not clear who voters picked last night as the winner. the pops from after the debate were mixed. a cnn poll found more people said that congressman ryan won, that is 48-44 percent but look at this, a cbs news poll of uncommitted voters showed that biden won by double digits, 50-31 with a sizable number saying it was a tie